Engineering Intern Test

Who are we?

Mint Innovation's vision is to be the world's leading clean technology pioneer producing circular green metals to help restore the planet. Our proprietary low-carbon technology transforms waste into value by recovering critical and valuable metals from electronic waste, such as printed circuit boards

Mint’s technology is deployed in city-scale biorefineries designed to fit into existing urban infrastructure to process waste locally where it's produced. We've successfully commercialised the world’s first PCB biorefinery in Sydney, Australia, returning 800 tonnes of copper and 450kg of gold to the Australian economy each year. Our goal is to build a constellation of biorefineries around the world recovering critical minerals from waste and returning them into circulation to power local supply chains. 

Why apply?

As a company that was born in a dingy basement, everyone at Mint has a “can do, no fuss” attitude.  Mint is seeking two enthusiastic engineering students (mechanical / chemical), ideally finishing their penultimate or final year of undergraduate studies.  You will support our engineering team here in Auckland working on the design and build of Mint's next commercial plant and assist in the design and build of new pilot plant units. 

You will assist with plant design and specification, update technical drawings, develop process and functional descriptions, consult with equipment vendors and support commissioning and as-built documentation. In addition, you will have an opportunity to contribute to the design and build of pilot plant modular units that will inform us of our next new technologies for commercialisation working in close collaboration with our R&D team. This is an exciting time for Mint as we embark on our next chapter of growth, and we are eager to share a part of this journey with like-minded engineering students. 

To be eligible for these internships, you must:

• Be studying, or have recently completed, an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or qualification at NZQA level 6 -10. If study has been completed, the closing date of your final semester should be less than 12 months ago.


• Be studying science, technology, engineering, design or business at a New Zealand tertiary education institute.


• Be legally permitted to work in New Zealand.


• Not have been previously employed by Mint Innovation unless in a part-time or temporary role.


• Not have undertaken more than two Experience Grant internships with Mint Innovation.
   

These paid internships are an amazing opportunity for enthusiastic, curious and driven students to work alongside a supportive and welcoming team, on a full-time basis ($27.8 per hour + 8% PAYG + 3% KiwiSaver, 40 hours a week, for 10 weeks). Ideally, we are looking at a start date between November - December 2024. Internships must be completed by 31 March 2025.

Want to apply?  

Make your CV and cover letter shine!  We will use these to short-list applicants. Ensure you detail why you're interested in Mint Innovation and the contribution you will make to our team. 

We’re aiming to shortlist and interview candidates in mid September 

We embrace diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Mint. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit!